Improvement in carpet-linings



H. B. MBEGH, Carpet-Lining.

No. 215,648 Patented May 20,1879.

y Jay UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRISON B. MEEGH, OF GHATHAM VILLAGE, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNIVERSAL PAPERCOMPANY, (LIMITED,). OF GHATHAM, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT I N CAR'PET-LININGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 215,648, dated May 20,1879; application filed I January 16, 1879.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, HARRISON B. MEECH, of Ghatham Village, iuthe countyof Columbia, and in the State of New York, have invented anew andusefulImprovement in Carpet-Linings; and I do hereby declare that thefollowingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention consists in a carpet-lining composed of two sheets ofpaper or other suitable flexible fabric, one sheet being flat and theother being formed into a series of inclined ribs or leaning arches, theseveral ribs or arches being fastened to the flat sheet.

The drawing illustrates a perspective view of this improvedcarpet-lining.

A represents a continuous sheet, which is first fluted by means oftinting-rollers or otherwise, and has applied to one side a flat sheet,

B, which is made to adhere by pasting or otherwise to the ribs of thatside. The material thus formed is passed between a pair ofpressure-rollers in such a manner that the flutes in passing will beparallel with the axes of the rollers. By this operation the flutes arebent or folded uniformly and simultaneously throughout their length intoa series of inclined ribs or leaning arches or plaits, which yield witha spring-like action when trod upon, and return to their former positionwhen released.

The plaited sheet imparts elasticity, while the flat sheet givesstrength and stability, and thus constructed the carpet-lining is highlyelastic and durable. It may be placed upon the floor with either itsflat or its channeled surface upward. In the latter ease the dust anddirt from the carpet will fall between the folds or plaits, and thecarpet will be held out of contact therewith.

The attachment of the flat sheet in the manner described preserves thearches or plaits in proper relative positions, and thus secures an evensurface, preventing the lining from becoming bunched in places. It alsoadds to the elasticity in this way, that when the carpet is trod uponeach fold, plait, or inclined rib of the lining acts independently ofthe others, developing in the aggregate of the surface covered by thefoot avery considerable resistance, which results in ahighly-appreciable elasticity, while in the case of a single foldedsheet, or one not having its several folds fastened to a flat sheet, thefolds slide upon one another and immediately collapse.

I disclaim a carpet-lining composed of a folded sheet and without theedges of its folds fastened to a flat sheet.

I disclaim a packing for bottles and other fragile articles andsubstances, consisting of a sheet formed into a series of upright ribsor arches attached to a plain sheet. Such a packing is not adapted foruse as a carpet-lining, from the fact that the ribs or arches not beingbent or compressed uniformly, as in my carpet-lining, they are notadapted to fold into plaits when trod upon, returning to their formerposition when released, but will crush and break in the particularplaces where stepped upon, and remain in the crushed position.

What is claimed as the invention is-- A carpet-lining composed of twosheets of paper or other suitable material, one being flat and servingas a base, while the other is formed into a series of inclined ribs orleaning arches, adapted to fold into plaits when trod upon, returningto-their former position when released, the said sheets being unitedtogether by the fastening of the latter to the former between theseveral ribs or arches, substantially as described.

HARRISON B.- MEEGH.

Witnesses FRANK BUTTERWORTH, F. 3, SoMEs.

